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Cleveland Guardians (56-60, second in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (69-48, second in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Xzavion Curry (3-1, 2.95 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); Rays: Aaron Civale (5-3, 2.55 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 62 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rays -203, Guardians +169; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians visit the Tampa Bay Rays looking to end a three-game road slide.
Tampa Bay has a 38-21 record at home and a 69-48 record overall. Rays pitchers have a collective 3.79 ERA, which ranks fourth in MLB play.
Cleveland has a 25-32 record on the road and a 56-60 record overall. The Guardians have a 32-8 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wander Franco has 23 doubles, six triples, 16 home runs and 56 RBI for the Rays. Brandon Lowe is 10-for-37 with four home runs and 11 RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .260 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
Guardians: 3-7, .190 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored by 11 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Tyler Glasnow: day-to-day (back), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (forearm), Taylor Walls: 10-Day IL (oblique), Francisco Mejia: 10-Day IL (knee), Josh Fleming: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Rasmussen: 60-Day IL (flexor), Garrett Cleavinger: 60-Day IL (knee), Jeffrey Springs: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Baz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Guardians: David Fry: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Josh Naylor: 10-Day IL (side), Tyler Freeman: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston McKenzie: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cal Quantrill: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
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